Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-09

in County Clerk Ranktu's Office proposes
entering the University of Vermont this
| fall Mrs 4. w. Porter and daughter,
Miss Josie :. Porter. returned to Boston
Tuesday james Richie, jr,, of f. and
U. Fairbanks q Co.'s store, is in Boston
and New York this week buying fall
goods. Mr.. A. NJ. Goodrich of f. e.
Stevens's tailor shop is quite i'll with ty-
phoid fever. William Weatherbee, G. II.
Renfrew, Arthur and Ernest Peterson
started Tor California on Monday.
weybridge.
Miss Ina Fisk, only daugher of Edward
Fisk, is dangerously sick with typhoid fever.
MIR. H. G. Harrington is also quite sick
with fever. Mrs. Evelne Warner is some
better.--Mrs Eaton and son are spend
ing a short time with herbrother, George L.
Griswold Mir. and Mrs. G.. Spencer are
on trip to New Hampshire to look at some
of the farms advertised for sale in the Yer
monter.--Farmers are cutting their corn
and report good crop. Potatoes few and
poor. Quarterly services will be held
next Sunday, Rev. Mr., Smith of Nergenncs
officiating Air. W. G.. Sturtefant has
gone to Rutland with his Lambert colt to
attend the breeders meet. A large number
from here will attend.
Rutland.
Rutland is disturbed over the fact that
most of the teachers in its public schools
/ are Catholics. Last spring the Knights of
Labor carried the town and elected six
school directors, four of whom are Catho-
| lies. The school directors have now
chosen II teachers for the autumn term
of schools and II of them are Catholics.
The citizens of the Protestant faith are a
majority, and do not think out of II is
their share.
New Haven.
The pastor, Rev. w. b. Hague preached
on sunday, and after the sermon the
Lords supper was celebrated, the pastor
being assisted by Rev. j. b. Grinnell of
Iowa. Three persons were received into
the church by letter. The installation
will probably occur about the 2Oth......
The collection III the Sunday school by
the children for the Bible society realized
about s. 80. The shool had their excur
aud Mrs. 5. X. Cain OF Bristol
Boston, an old resident here, at
tended church here last Sunday. .....
Miss Kate Roscoe, daughter Of Merchant
Roscoe, goes to South Hadley seminary
this week. ....M Miss Eliza Sprague and
Miss Sophia Hall left September to spend
some time with their neice, Mrs. Calvin
Sprague, in Nebraska. .... Mrs. Harlon
p. Palmer has been for few weeks with
friends in Madison county, \. y. Theil
daughter Lena will teach the school in
district No. 4...... Representative Landon
is adding another to his already numerous
barns. ......W. G. Sherman is rebuild
ing portion of his residence
Mervin Twitchell and Frank Barrows in
vested In new venture, St. Albans
power and thresher and are at the service
OF their toNnSmen......l here Is mucf
complaint Of he potato crop, but the sea
son has in the main been "A prosperou.
one. After feed Is luXurieut. Potatoes
have been selling at 80 cents at the car.
Miss Florence Hathorn returned last weel
to Molristown, n. j., to take her old posi-
ton as teacher in the public schools. Mis-
Minnie Bottum, for several years a teacher
at the same place, now takes similar po
sition at Yonkers, y. Y.-Miss Lotti,
Bottum returns soon to her third year at th,
Boston Conservatory of Music-Fordyc,
II. Bottum returns soon to Harvard-Mr
and Mrs. Warren of Westport n. y.
spent Sunday in town with their son, W
w. Warren. Rev. and Mrs. George W
Brooks of Charleston, Mass, spent the pas
few days in town, attending worship her,
ON Sunday. y.-Rev. W, b, Hague, pastor
elect, was set down for an essay at the Add
son county association which met with Rev
NJ c. Steb bins in Cornwall the Both
The installation of Rev. Mr.. Hague viii
doubtless occur the last of September.
The fall term of Beeman academy open
ed the 30th nit. and full school is in
dicated.. The festival for the band i.
set tor The evening OF the same day. one
OF the Bristol bands is 10 be present......
Mrs, ID. II. Squer has been spending few
days in Burlington with her sister, Mrs
Barton u..... Mir. Wicker is sufficiently le
covered 10 be ont.